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Notes about notes
How to write thoughts down so you can find them later, and how FixNote works inside.
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Best AI note-taking apps in 2026: 6 apps compared
FixNote, Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Apple Notes and Joplin: what their AI does, what it costs, whether notes are end-to-end encrypted and where each app runs.
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How to transcribe a Zoom or Meet call on your computer
Record a Zoom, Meet or Telegram call and get a note with a summary, decisions and tasks. Transcription runs on your computer and no audio is kept.
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How the FixNote AI assistant searches, answers and edits notes
What the FixNote assistant does with your notes: how it searches and cites sources, what it can change, when it asks first and how to undo its edits.
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Offline speech to text on Windows and Mac: FixNote dictation
How to dictate notes in FixNote, which speech recognition model suits your computer, and why the recording of your voice never leaves your device.
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How to save Telegram messages to your notes
How to connect the FixNote bot in Telegram, what you can send it, why the bot can't read your messages, and what to check when a note doesn't show up.
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How to set up recurring tasks in your daily notes
How to keep one note per day in FixNote, carry unfinished tasks over, and set up tasks that show up on schedule: every day, on weekdays, or once a month.
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How to share notes and folders in FixNote: roles and encryption
How to invite someone to a FixNote note or folder, how edit and view access differ, how live edits show up, and what the server knows without seeing the text.
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How to connect your notes to Claude, Cursor and Codex
How to give Claude Desktop, Cursor and Codex access to your FixNote notes through the MCP server, pick an access level and show only the folders you choose.
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Search the text in images and screenshots: OCR on device in FixNote
FixNote reads the text in screenshots, photos and receipts on your device, so search finds an image by the words in it. How it works and where it struggles.
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How to move your notes from Notion, Obsidian and Bear
Importing into FixNote step by step: what to export from Notion, Obsidian, Bear and Apple Notes, what comes across, and how to get your notes back as Markdown.
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How to tidy up your notes with AI: folders and titles in FixNote
How Tidy up in FixNote suggests folders, titles and duplicates to merge, what the model sees, and how to accept, reject or undo every single change.
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How to create, update and revoke a note link in FixNote
FixNote's read-only links: how to create and update one, why the key lives after the # so the server never sees your text, and how to stop sharing a note.
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Your 12-word recovery phrase: how FixNote keeps the key to your notes
Why FixNote shows you 12 words, where to see them again, how to add a new device without the phrase, and what happens to your notes if you lose it.
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FixNote offline: what works without internet, plus Ollama
What FixNote does without a connection or sign-up, what Only on this device mode switches off, and how to connect the assistant to a local model with Ollama.
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FixNote AI, your own key or Ollama: which model for the assistant
How FixNote AI, your own API key and Ollama differ: what each sends to the model, which work on Free or offline, and which one to start with.
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How to take notes you can find later: 7 habits
Seven habits that stop notes from getting lost: capture right away, write the context, keep few folders, keep a daily note and search with questions.
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FixNote keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac, in any layout
Every FixNote keyboard shortcut for Windows and Mac, system-wide ones included: how to change them, and why they keep working in any keyboard layout.
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Search notes in several languages: how FixNote finds them
How to find a note when you forget which language you wrote it in: FixNote keyword search with transliteration, on-device search by meaning, and the assistant.
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How end-to-end encryption works in FixNote
A 12-word phrase, a fresh key for every version of a note and a server that stores only ciphertext: what FixNote sees and what happens if you lose the phrase.
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